The major cause of insulin resistance is related to ____.
a. low-protein diets
b. high-protein diets
c. excess body weight
d. prolonged excess carbohydrate intake
e. very low fat diets
Question 2
What best explains the relationship between excess body fat and higher risk for cancers of the female reproductive system?
a. Obese women are more sedentary, which promotes cancer development.
b. The higher levels of body fat act as a reservoir of carcinogenic substances.
c. Excess body fat produces more estrogen, which may promote tumor development.
d. The greater food consumption of obese women provides a higher intake of naturally-occurring carcinogens.
e. Obese women have impaired immune function which decreases their ability to deal with cancer-causing viruses.
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